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i Tuesday, May 13, 1986 Lj Vol. 46 No. 52 Amendments placed before studentbody by Loretta Park News Editor The ASWSC constitutional revisions will be put to a vote of the studentbody next week. On May 21 and 22 students will vote on grammar changes, name changes and clarification of executive officers' responsibilities. Voting booths will be located in the library and the union building. This Thursday during open hour in the south ballroom of the union building there will be a panel of student officers who will answer questions concerning the proposed constitutional changes. Any student who wants to read the revised constitution can pick up a copy from the ASWSC offices. Kelly B. Miles, ASWSC academic vice president, and Kevin Bell, ASWSC senator for non-traditional students will be available during the week to answer questions from students. The changes will be divided into two parts. Proposed changes for the first part includes changing the name of the executive and academic vice presidents to vice president for activities, services and organizations; and vice president for academics and administration. Also the senator for general studies will be changed to senator for non-declared majors. "The name changes will be more descriptive. A student will know who's responsible for various activities ,and students," said Miles. The constitution will allow the executive vice president to serve on the senate. He will have a voice on various matters, but no vote. "This will encourage more coordination of activities," Miles said. "This will be better because I didn't even know who the executive vice president was until three months after I was in office," said Bell. An impeachment clause is also included in the first part. The current constitution does not provide the senate the power to impeach an executive officer or supreme court justice, and does not allow the senate to fill vacancies, said Laura Williams, ASWSC senator for the School of Social Sciences. These amendments will rectify the current situation. The second part that students will vote on includes an amendment that clarifies the duties and responsibilities of an executive officer. The proposed amendment states that executive officers will have "no other employment or extracurricular activity shall take precedence over any meeting, activities, or cause conflict of interest with any executive officers' responsiblities or duties . . ." This constitutional amendment was brought about because of an ASWSC Supreme Court ruling on March 10 in Russell vs. ASWSC. The Supreme Court ruled that an election by-law that barred executive officers from outside employment was unconstitutional. The proposed changes and amendments went through a student committee before being ratified by the student senate. The constitution states that all proposed changes must be voted on by the studentbody no sooner than 15 days and no later than 30 days after senate ratification. It will take a two-thirds majority of those students who vote to pass the amendments, Miles said. In other business at the ASWSC meeting, Brent Jacox and Brent Nielsen, both computer science majors and juniors, were ratified as members of the computer literacy committee. Scott Baxter, vice presidentelect for academic affairs, is the other student on the committee that will decide how to use the funds for computers. Ducks go walkin With the heavy rainfall, the duck pond ducks have been a little more mobile. This pair was seen near the Wattis building, Sinnposl pliolo- Oscar Sosa enjoying the amenities of the campus. They even obeyed the traffic signs. Financial aid suffers under Gramm by Janet Bassett Staff Reporter Many have heard of it, many are displeased with it, and many will be affected by it. During the 1986-87 school year, 3,000 to 5,000 Weber State students will feel the pinch of Gramm-Rudman. The Gramm-Rudman Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficity Control Act of 1985 is a proposal Inside: . page 6 . page 19 . page 4 Campus update . Classifieds . . . na Entertainment News . . . page 2 Rae View . . . page 5 Sidelines . . . page 17 Sports . . . page 17 Spotlight . . . page 16 Sports briefs . . . page 19 . page 13 See section on Great Salt Lake on page 10 to balance the federal budget by 1991. It calls for a 4.3 percent across the board cut in financial aid monies. "What's basically going to happen, and it's not fair, is many students in the higher income bracket will not be eligible for federal aid, especially Pell grant," said Richard Mills, WSC director of financial aid. During the 1985-86 school year, approximately 2,500 students received a Pell grant, which helps undergraduates pay for their education. The Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) program and campus based aid including State Student Incentive Grants, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, National Direct Student Loans, and College Work Study, helped as many as 5,000 students who met the eligibility requirements to attend Weber State College. The proposed cut will reduce the maximum award a student can receive. Previously the ceiling on the amount of financial aid awarded to a student was $4,000. However, with a forecasted 10 to 20 percent reduction in campus based aid, "We will probably have a $3,000 Pell plus campus based aid ceiling. Some extensions will be made for GSL and CWS recipients," said Mills. Those students with a student aid index of 0-300 will receive the same Pell award as last year. SAI's between 301-1,199 will be reduced on a linear basis, and as a result of Gramm-Rudman, no student who has a Student Aid Index greater than 1,200 will receive a Pell grant. (See GRAMM on page 3)

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i Tuesday, May 13, 1986 Lj Vol. 46 No. 52 Amendments placed before studentbody by Loretta Park News Editor The ASWSC constitutional revisions will be put to a vote of the studentbody next week. On May 21 and 22 students will vote on grammar changes, name changes and clarification of executive officers' responsibilities. Voting booths will be located in the library and the union building. This Thursday during open hour in the south ballroom of the union building there will be a panel of student officers who will answer questions concerning the proposed constitutional changes. Any student who wants to read the revised constitution can pick up a copy from the ASWSC offices. Kelly B. Miles, ASWSC academic vice president, and Kevin Bell, ASWSC senator for non-traditional students will be available during the week to answer questions from students. The changes will be divided into two parts. Proposed changes for the first part includes changing the name of the executive and academic vice presidents to vice president for activities, services and organizations; and vice president for academics and administration. Also the senator for general studies will be changed to senator for non-declared majors. "The name changes will be more descriptive. A student will know who's responsible for various activities ,and students," said Miles. The constitution will allow the executive vice president to serve on the senate. He will have a voice on various matters, but no vote. "This will encourage more coordination of activities," Miles said. "This will be better because I didn't even know who the executive vice president was until three months after I was in office," said Bell. An impeachment clause is also included in the first part. The current constitution does not provide the senate the power to impeach an executive officer or supreme court justice, and does not allow the senate to fill vacancies, said Laura Williams, ASWSC senator for the School of Social Sciences. These amendments will rectify the current situation. The second part that students will vote on includes an amendment that clarifies the duties and responsibilities of an executive officer. The proposed amendment states that executive officers will have "no other employment or extracurricular activity shall take precedence over any meeting, activities, or cause conflict of interest with any executive officers' responsiblities or duties . . ." This constitutional amendment was brought about because of an ASWSC Supreme Court ruling on March 10 in Russell vs. ASWSC. The Supreme Court ruled that an election by-law that barred executive officers from outside employment was unconstitutional. The proposed changes and amendments went through a student committee before being ratified by the student senate. The constitution states that all proposed changes must be voted on by the studentbody no sooner than 15 days and no later than 30 days after senate ratification. It will take a two-thirds majority of those students who vote to pass the amendments, Miles said. In other business at the ASWSC meeting, Brent Jacox and Brent Nielsen, both computer science majors and juniors, were ratified as members of the computer literacy committee. Scott Baxter, vice presidentelect for academic affairs, is the other student on the committee that will decide how to use the funds for computers. Ducks go walkin With the heavy rainfall, the duck pond ducks have been a little more mobile. This pair was seen near the Wattis building, Sinnposl pliolo- Oscar Sosa enjoying the amenities of the campus. They even obeyed the traffic signs. Financial aid suffers under Gramm by Janet Bassett Staff Reporter Many have heard of it, many are displeased with it, and many will be affected by it. During the 1986-87 school year, 3,000 to 5,000 Weber State students will feel the pinch of Gramm-Rudman. The Gramm-Rudman Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficity Control Act of 1985 is a proposal Inside: . page 6 . page 19 . page 4 Campus update . Classifieds . . . na Entertainment News . . . page 2 Rae View . . . page 5 Sidelines . . . page 17 Sports . . . page 17 Spotlight . . . page 16 Sports briefs . . . page 19 . page 13 See section on Great Salt Lake on page 10 to balance the federal budget by 1991. It calls for a 4.3 percent across the board cut in financial aid monies. "What's basically going to happen, and it's not fair, is many students in the higher income bracket will not be eligible for federal aid, especially Pell grant," said Richard Mills, WSC director of financial aid. During the 1985-86 school year, approximately 2,500 students received a Pell grant, which helps undergraduates pay for their education. The Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) program and campus based aid including State Student Incentive Grants, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, National Direct Student Loans, and College Work Study, helped as many as 5,000 students who met the eligibility requirements to attend Weber State College. The proposed cut will reduce the maximum award a student can receive. Previously the ceiling on the amount of financial aid awarded to a student was $4,000. However, with a forecasted 10 to 20 percent reduction in campus based aid, "We will probably have a $3,000 Pell plus campus based aid ceiling. Some extensions will be made for GSL and CWS recipients," said Mills. Those students with a student aid index of 0-300 will receive the same Pell award as last year. SAI's between 301-1,199 will be reduced on a linear basis, and as a result of Gramm-Rudman, no student who has a Student Aid Index greater than 1,200 will receive a Pell grant. (See GRAMM on page 3)